RCW 48.17.475 Licensee to Reply Promptly to Inquiry By Commissioner

• Library: Washington Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 1st Special Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: RCW 48.17.475

(1) Every insurance producer, title insurance agent, adjuster, or other person licensed under this chapter shall [promptly reply] timely respond in writing to an inquiry of the commissioner sent to a person's mailing address relative to the business of insurance. A timely response is one that is received by the commissioner within [fifteen] 15 business days from receipt of the inquiry. Failure to make a timely response constitutes a violation of this section and may result in a penalty under either RCW 48.17.530 or 48.17.560, or both.

(2)

(a) Every insurance producer, title insurance agent, adjuster, and other person licensed under this chapter shall timely respond in writing to an inquiry of the commissioner sent to a person's email address relative to the business of insurance. A timely response is one that is received by the commissioner within 15 business days from receipt of the inquiry. Failure to make a timely response constitutes a violation of this subsection if the requirements under (c) of this subsection are met.

(b)

(i) When an email from the commissioner requires a response, the commissioner shall:

(A) Send no fewer than two separate emails with a subject line stating "Response Required"; and